Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-02-10
CONGRESSIONAL.
SATURDAY, Jan. %.

.Senote.-The senate bill to amend the
law establishing the Yellowstone park
which was under discussion yesterday
was taken up and further discussed. On
motion of Hoar the bill was amended by
inserting provision for an appeal to the
district court of Wyoming territory in
cases of imprisonment and it was passed,
yeas, 40, nays, s. The senate then ad-
journed.
House-On motion of Lanhom, TEX
the bill was passed appropriating $4,000
to enable the commissioner of agriculture
to make special distribution of seed in
the drought stricken counties of Texas.
After further business the house went in
to committee OF the whole on the post
Office appropriation. The bill was pass
ed. The house again went into commit
tee of the whole on the District of Column
bia appropriation bill and after brief
debate the committee rose. The bill was
passed and the house adjourned
MONDAY, Jan. 81.
Se1aate-The senate proceeded to the
consideration of the sundry civil appro-
priation bill. Allison, who has charge of
the bill, stated that the committee on ap-
preparations had not added single item
for public buildings not already author
lied by law, but the bill had been re-
ported in the house even before the esti-
mates had been printed and the senate
committee had felt it its duty to supply
the amount for public buildings which
was about one and half million dollars.
After discussion, in which Allison furn-
ished every detail in connection with the
BILL the reading of the bill was resumed.
After disposing of fifty six pages of the
bill out of the one hundred and four the
senate adjourned.
House-A resolution Of inquiry relative
to needed coast defences was offered by
Mr.. Lawler and referred. The house
then went into committee of the whole on
the agricultural appropriation bill. At
ter slight amendment the bill was re-
ported to the house and passed. The
house then went into committee of the
whole on the bill to consolidate certain
bureaus of the navy department. After
brief discussion the committee rose and
the house adjourned.
TUESDAY, Feb. 1.
Senate-The credentials of Algernon S.
Paddock as senator from Nebraska for
the term commencing March 4, 1887, were
presented and placed on file. The senate
then resumed consideration of the sun
dry civil appropriation bill. In the dis
cussion of one of the items Allison said
if congress appropriated the full amount
estimated for by the various departments
and added thereto what would be requir-
ed for the various pension bills, there
would be little, if any, surplus left for
the next year unless the revenue should
be very largely increased. The total
amount estimated for was about $4OS,-
100000. Spooner offered an amendment
appropriating $4,000 for a public build
ing at La Crosse, Wis, in addition to the
100000 heretofore appropriated. With
out disposing of the bill the senate ad-
journed.
House-The house resolution request
ing the senate to furnish the house with
duplicate engrossed copy of the senate
bill FORGETTING certain portions of the
Northern Pacific land grant was adopted
The house refused yeas 112, nays 126, to
consider the army bill and took recess.
the evening session to be for the consid-
Grafton of the bills reported from the
committee on military affairs. The first
bill called up at the evening session was
one regulating the pay of officers of the
army and navy who refused or neglected
to provide for the support of their fami-
lies. The bill was passed. The next bill
called up was the Sewell bill, amending
article 103 of the rules and articles of
war. Mr.. Weaver, of Iowa, gave notice
that it would take a quorum to pass the
bill as long as it contained the brutal
provision that deserters should be brand.
ed with the letter 3D." In view of the
fact that there was no quorum present
Mr.. Bragg withdrew the bill. The house
then adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 2.
Senate-The senate committee on agri
culture reported back favorably the house